Open-label Study of ELA026 in Participants With Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

Last updated: April 30, 2026
Sponsor: Electra Therapeutics Inc.
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

2/3

Condition

Neoplasm Metastasis

Treatment

ELA026

Clinical Study ID

NCT05416307
ELA026-CP002
  • Ages > 6
  • All Genders

Study Summary

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis is a rare, aggressive and life-threatening syndrome of excessive immune activation. Secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH) is the most common form of this disease and is typically associated with several other clinical conditions (eg, malignancy associated HLH (mHLH), infection, or autoimmune disease). ELA026 is a fully human immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) signal regulatory protein (SIRP)-directed monoclonal antibody designed to deplete the myeloid and T cells driving the inflammation. The purpose of this study is to assess the safety, efficacy pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of ELA026 in participants with sHLH.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Key Inclusion Criteria for Part 1:

  1. ≥12 years at the time of HLH diagnosis (Cohort 1).

  2. ≥6 years at the time of HLH diagnosis (Cohort 2-3).

  3. Treatment naïve or relapsed/refractory (Cohorts 1 and 2).

  4. Treatment naïve or early refractory (Cohort 3).

  5. Participant with sHLH confirmed criteria based on fulfilling 5 out of 8 HLH-2004 diagnostic criteria.

Key Inclusion Criteria for Part 2:

  1. Cohort A: Adults with newly diagnosed, treatment-naïve, malignancy-associated sHLH.

  2. Cohort B: Adults with newly diagnosed, treatment-naïve, non-malignancy-associated sHLH.

  3. Cohort B: Adults with newly diagnosed, treatment-naïve, malignancy-associated sHLH, diagnosed by OHI index.

  4. Cohort B: 13 to 17 years olds with newly diagnosed, treatment-naïve sHLH.

  5. Cohort B: 6 to 12 year olds, with refractory sHLH (safety lead-in cohort).

  6. Cohort B: 6 to 12 year olds, with newly diagnosed, treatment-naïve sHLH (after completion of safety lead-in cohort).

Key Exclusion Criteria for Part 1:

  1. Known or previous treatment for primary HLH

  2. Any other significant concurrent, uncontrolled medical condition that in the opinion of the Investigator contraindicates participation in this study

  3. Unknown trigger for sHLH

  4. Active, relapsed/refractory malignancy for which no suitable therapies are available to treat the malignancy triggering the HLH

  5. Allogeneic hemopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) within 100 days of the first dose of ELA026.

  6. Ongoing administration of any therapies used to treat HLH (excluding dexamethasone)

  7. Live or attenuated vaccine received within 6 weeks or bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine within 12 weeks prior to Screening

Key Exclusion Criteria for Part 2:

  1. Refractory sHLH (except for the safety lead-in cohort for 6-12 year olds in Cohort B).

  2. Known or suspected primary or hereditary HLH.

  3. Severe organ dysfunction.

  4. Any other significant concurrent, uncontrolled medical condition that contraindicates participation in this study or prohibits completion of study procedures.

  5. End-stage malignancy for which no suitable therapies are available to treat the malignancy triggering the HLH.

  6. Allogeneic hemopoietic stem cell transplant within 100 days prior to the first dose of ELA026.

Study Design

Total Participants: 156
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: ELA026
Phase: 2/3
Study Start date:
May 19, 2022
Estimated Completion Date:
June 30, 2029

Study Description

This study consists of two parts: Phase 1b (Part 1) and Phase 2/3 (Part 2).

Part 1 is designed to evaluate the safety, efficacy, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacokinetics of ELA026 in pediatric and adult participants with treatment-naïve (TN) and relapsed/refractory sHLH. The main objectives of Part 1 are to determine the safety of ELA026 administered intravenously (IV) and subcutaneously (SC) to participants with sHLH and to identify the recommended Phase 3 dose and schedule for ELA026. Participants will be enrolled into a dose-escalating cohort (Cohort 1) followed by two fixed dose cohorts (Cohorts 2-3) treated over 12-weeks.

Part 2 (SURPASS) is designed as an open-label, single-arm, multicenter, historical control registrational study to evaluate ELA026 in newly diagnosed TN adult and pediatric sHLH participants. All participants are diagnosed with HLH-2004 criteria unless indicated. Cohort A (primary cohort) will enroll newly diagnosed TN participants ≥18 years old with mHLH. Cohort B (exploratory cohort) will enroll participants including ≥18 years old participants with TN sHLH not triggered by malignancy; ≥18 years old participants with newly diagnosed TN mHLH diagnosed by biomarker criteria but not meeting HLH-2004 diagnostic criteria; and 6 to 17 year old participants with newly diagnosed TN sHLH (due to any trigger). For 6 to 12 year old participants, there is a safety lead-in cohort with refractory sHLH.

Part 1 is closed to recruitment and Part 2 is recruiting for eligible participants.

Connect with a study center

  • Medizinische Universität Innsbruck

    Innsbruck,
    Austria

    Site Not Available

  • Medizinische Universität Innsbruck

    Innsbruck 2775220,
    Austria

    Site Not Available

  • Medical University of Vienna

    Vienna,
    Austria

    Completed

  • Medical University of Vienna

    Vienna 2761369,
    Austria

    Site Not Available

  • Universitätsklinikum Jena

    Jena, Thuringia 07747
    Germany

    Active - Recruiting

  • Universitätsklinikum Jena

    Jena 2895044, Thuringia 2822542 07747
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Schwarzwald-Baar Klinikum Villingen-Schwenningen

    Villingen-Schwenningen, 78052
    Germany

    Active - Recruiting

  • Schwarzwald-Baar Klinikum Villingen-Schwenningen

    Villingen-Schwenningen 2817220, 78052
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Meyer

    Florence, 50139
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Meyer

    Florence 3176959, 50139
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini

    Genova, 16147
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini

    Genova 8969657, 16147
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

    Milan,
    Italy

    Completed

  • Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

    Milan 3173435,
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori (Ospedale San Gerardo)

    Monza, 20900
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • Azienda Ospedale Università di Padova

    Padova, 35128
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • Azienda Ospedale Università di Padova

    Padua, 35128
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Bambino Gesu' Roma

    Roma,
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Bambino Gesu' Roma

    Roma 8957247,
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) - Materno-Infantile Burlo Garofolo

    Trieste, 34137
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) - Materno-Infantile Burlo Garofolo

    Trieste 3165185, 34137
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Amsterdam Universitair Medische Centra - Locatie Academisch Medisch Centrum

    Amsterdam, Noord-Holland - NET 1105 AZ
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Amsterdam Universitair Medische Centra - Locatie Academisch Medisch Centrum

    Amsterdam 2759794, Noord-Holland - NET 1105 AZ
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • Amsterdam UMC

    Amsterdam,
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • Amsterdam UMC

    Amsterdam 2759794,
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • Radboud Universitair Medisch Centrum

    Nijmegen, 6525 GA
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Erasmus UMC

    Rotterdam,
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • Erasmus UMC

    Rotterdam 2747891,
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • Wilhelmina Kinderziekenhuis

    Utrecht, 3584 EA
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Wilhelmina Kinderziekenhuis

    Utrecht 2745912, 3584 EA
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • Clinica Universidad de Navarra - Madrid

    Madrid, Madrid - SPA 28027
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Clinica Universidad de Navarra - Madrid

    Madrid 3117735, Madrid - SPA 28027
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Clinica Universidad de Navarra - Pamplona

    Pamplona, Navarre - SPA 31008
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Clinica Universidad de Navarra - Pamplona

    Pamplona 3114472, Navarre - SPA 31008
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio

    Seville, Sevilla - SPA 41013
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio

    Seville 2510911, Sevilla - SPA 41013
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe

    Valencia, Valencia - SPA 46026
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe

    Valencia 2509954, Valencia - SPA 46026
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid

    Madrid,
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Ramon y Cajal

    Madrid,
    Spain

    Completed

  • Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid

    Madrid 3117735,
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Ramon y Cajal

    Madrid 3117735,
    Spain

    Completed

  • Hospital La Fe Valencia

    Valencia,
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital La Fe Valencia

    Valencia 2509954,
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    London, England - UK NW1 2PG
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    London 2643743, England - UK NW1 2PG
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • University College London Hospitals

    London,
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • University College London Hospitals

    London 2643743,
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • University of Alabama

    Birmingham, Alabama 35294
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

    Birmingham, Alabama 35233
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

    Birmingham 4049979, Alabama 4829764 35233
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Phoenix Children's Hospital

    Phoenix, Arizona 85016
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Phoenix Children's Hospital

    Phoenix 5308655, Arizona 5551752 85016
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, California 90095
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles 5368361, California 5332921 90095
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • MedStar Georgetown

    Washington, District of Columbia 20007
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia 20007
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • MedStar Georgetown

    Washington D.C. 4140963, District of Columbia 4138106 20007
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

    Washington D.C. 4140963, District of Columbia 4138106 20007
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital

    St. Petersburg, Florida 33701
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Moffit Cancer Center

    Tampa, Florida 33612
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital

    St. Petersburg 4171563, Florida 4155751 33701
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Center for Advanced Pediatrics

    Atlanta, Georgia 30322
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Emory University

    Atlanta, Georgia 30322
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Center for Advanced Pediatrics

    Atlanta 4180439, Georgia 4197000 30322
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Emory University

    Atlanta 4180439, Georgia 4197000 30322
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

    Rockville, Maryland 20892
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Columbia University

    New York, New York 10032
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Cornell University

    New York, New York 10065
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hackensack University Medical Center

    New York, New York 10065
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York 10065
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Columbia University

    New York 5128581, New York 5128638 10032
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Cornell University

    New York 5128581, New York 5128638 10065
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York 5128581, New York 5128638 10065
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Thomas Jefferson University

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Thomas Jefferson University

    Philadelphia 4560349, Pennsylvania 6254927 19107
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • MD Anderson

    Houston, Texas 77030
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Texas Children's Hospital

    Houston, Texas 77030
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas 77030
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Texas Children's Hospital

    Houston 4699066, Texas 4736286 77030
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston 4699066, Texas 4736286 77030
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Huntsman Cancer Institute

    Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Huntsman Cancer Institute

    Salt Lake City 5780993, Utah 5549030 84112
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center - Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) Location

    Seattle, Washington 98109
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center - Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) Location

    Seattle 5809844, Washington 5815135 98109
    United States

    Site Not Available

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